In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Knock the ice up off my bed
Cut back your hand cut back
So I can bleed a little smile
Thats all thats left when heaven splits in two
On a bridge, phantom love, kiss and shove
Have I slept it off, I've been awake for too long
All this time, there's a hole in my ceiling
Where dreams escape, right above my bed take a holiday
Well I'm sick of feeling this way (sick of feeling this way)
So just cut off the lights a while
And kiss me like you wanted to
Then i'll sing in style like a blackheart valentine pill
I need it, but just keep it
I have slept it off, I've been awake for too long
All I needed, all I needed, cause I'm not sleeping anymore
And I will breathe, my hands will shake
Please blow a kiss, for heavens sake
A martyrs smile, plastic and fake
I'm classic and late
Plastic and fake
Cut back your hand cut back
So I can bleed a little smile
Thats all thats left when heaven splits in two
On a bridge, phantom love, kiss and shove
Have I slept it off, I've been awake for too long
All this time, there's a hole in my ceiling
Where dreams escape, right above my bed take a holiday
Well I'm sick of feeling this way (sick of feeling this way)
So just cut off the lights a while
And kiss me like you wanted to
Then i'll sing in style like a blackheart valentine pill
I need it, but just keep it
I have slept it off, I've been awake for too long
All I needed, all I needed, cause I'm not sleeping anymore
And I will breathe, my hands will shake
Please blow a kiss, for heavens sake
A martyrs smile, plastic and fake
I'm classic and late
Plastic and fake
Lyrics submitted by DaysofThePhoenix2
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